From the teachings of St. Silouan:
The man who likes to have his own way will never know peace.
Fr. Stephen, This is indeed an incredible piece you’ve written. Sometimes you tend to go down into the weeds and…
Peace
About Fr. Stephen Freeman
Fr. Stephen is a retired Archpriest of the Orthodox Church in America. He is also author of Everywhere Present: Christianity in a One-Storey Universe, and Face to Face: Knowing God Beyond Our Shame, as well as the Glory to God podcast series on Ancient Faith Radio.
by
Comments
8 responses to “Peace”
-
“Pride=solitude=hell’s darkness. Pride, hence ambition, hence partiality, incapacity for self-estimation; hence stupidity.
The proud man is stupid in his judgments, even if he is by nature born with the mind of a genius. And vice versa: the humble man is wise, even if he is “not clever”; the essence of wisdom – the sense of Truth and humility concerning it – is accessible to him.”
~Fr Yelchaninov -
FYI, I voted for your site.
Christ is Risen!
JM+ -
FYI: Voting has started in the Eastern Christian Blog Awards:
-
How true!
How true of me!
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me!
-
I love that man.
-
what about clergys who wants it “their own way?”?
-
antiphon,
I’m sure we’re as liable to sin as anyone else. If, however, you are talking about the responsibility of leadership – a priest cannot shirk that either. I would add, a congregation that always wants their own way will never know peace.
But, the bottom line, I don’t think it is appropriate to ask the question of anyone but yourself. “What would you have this man do?” when speaking of someone else, brought a rebuke from Christ to St. Peter, at the end of John’s gospel.
-
Amen, Fr. Stephen! May we all ask this question of ourselves!
Subscribe to blog via email
Support the work
Your generous support for Glory to God for All Things will help maintain and expand the work of Fr. Stephen. This ministry continues to grow and your help is important. Thank you for your prayers and encouragement!
Latest Comments
Jenny, If you’re still listening, thank you so much for sharing your heart and your experiences. They come from a…
Father Stephen this is a valuable piece of theology and I hope I am not “reducing” what you say about…
Father, Your posts and comments in this season keep altering my focus and the framework of my understanding in such…
Mark, Well said. Perhaps another way of saying this is that God refuses to be reduced to information: “God exists.”…
Read my books
Listen to my podcast
Please Read
Categories
Archives
Leave a Reply